The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for the Year ...J. Dodsley, 1811 |
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... ships ran aground . The troops of these ships were put on board others , and the stranded vessels burnt . The rest of the fleet quitted the harbour . At two o- clock , General Hill's brigade , which had been stationed as a corps of ...
... ships ran aground . The troops of these ships were put on board others , and the stranded vessels burnt . The rest of the fleet quitted the harbour . At two o- clock , General Hill's brigade , which had been stationed as a corps of ...
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... ships of an enemy , upon a com- promise so unworthy the nation's character . There was a time , when such old - fashioned words as " sink , burn , and destroy , " were understood and exercised : but now we are to negociate to be ships ...
... ships of an enemy , upon a com- promise so unworthy the nation's character . There was a time , when such old - fashioned words as " sink , burn , and destroy , " were understood and exercised : but now we are to negociate to be ships ...
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... ships of war blocked up in the ports of Denmark , instead of being converted , as it now was , into a more active and successful means of hostility against our com- merce , than the navy of any power in Europe . Had the assault on the ...
... ships of war blocked up in the ports of Denmark , instead of being converted , as it now was , into a more active and successful means of hostility against our com- merce , than the navy of any power in Europe . Had the assault on the ...
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... ships of the line ? would not this country have been obliged to provide an equivalent fleet for the purpose of counteracting the naval force of the enemy , if we had to meet 30 sail of the line instead of 12 or 13 ? In such a case ...
... ships of the line ? would not this country have been obliged to provide an equivalent fleet for the purpose of counteracting the naval force of the enemy , if we had to meet 30 sail of the line instead of 12 or 13 ? In such a case ...
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... ships to a port of France , from which they would speedily march into Spain ? -Lord Castlereagh had stated , that it would have been improper to have sent out a large army under an inferior ge- neral ; that a large force required , as ...
... ships to a port of France , from which they would speedily march into Spain ? -Lord Castlereagh had stated , that it would have been improper to have sent out a large army under an inferior ge- neral ; that a large force required , as ...
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Page 78 - Russell moved for a Committee of the whole House to take into consideration the state of Ireland.
Page 608 - Soldiers." 97. Act to continue, until the fifth day of July, 1811, and to amend several acts for granting certain rates and duties, and for allowing certain drawbacks and bounties on goods, wares, and merchandize imported into and exported from Ireland ; and to grant to his...
Page 22 - I hope the people of England will be satisfied!" "I hope my country will do me justice!
Page 735 - Congress above mentioned, and an act laying an embargo on all ships and vessels in the ports and harbours of the United States, and the several acts supplementary thereto, may be renewed.
Page 222 - March, 1811, so revoke or modify her edicts as that they should cease to violate the neutral commerce of the United States, which fact the President should declare by proclamation, and if the other nation should not within three.
Page 808 - There is a lad here, which hath five barley- loaves and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?
Page 161 - That the influence of the Crown had increased, was increasing, and ought to be diminished:
Page 22 - ... instruction of the Officer and Soldier ; in war, he courted service in every quarter of the globe. Regardless of personal considerations, he esteemed that to which his Country called him, the post of honour ; and by his undaunted spirit, and unconquerable perseverance, he pointed the way to victory. " His Country, the object of his latest solicitude, will rear a monument to his lamented memory ; and the Commander-in-chief feels he is paying the best tribute to his fame, by thus holding him forth...
Page 165 - Bounty (that is, the governors of the Bounty of Queen Anne for the Augmentation of the Maintenance of the Poor Clergy).
Page 421 - ... by the most determined bravery, not only repelled every attempt of the enemy to gain ground, but actually forced him to retire, although he had brought up fresh troops in support of those originally engaged. " The enemy, finding himself foiled in every attempt to force the right of the position, endeavoured by numbers to turn it. A judicious and well-timed movement, which was made by...